Telegram-herald., 1887-06-10

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slsseiig esssFse the oli t-lis Fals a6o1t gong
- I'D. The properly constituted reporter.
bOasTs a. leezE anEd tie geiEsling years
have totally eliminated az atLletie propsslsl-
ties. hkzs t. steady his aeryes after hls night
wofk ~ SAX "a ths frssh ar ps<ors tara
ins u. To that ead tie prssens sFiter frs-
ql4enEiy tFamps aeroas The brhi<s soaae tine
between II o'eioek asidlliskE saa IN the
morning. During thess hours the foot nay
n tLo nlbiss i wen nigh dsssrtsi, save for
tbs poiicenArn GA duty, AID under TIE electric
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l. vas ca a night sarIy ia Lay that the IN
citents occurred whkh are about " be re-
coaltsd
The station masters clock on the New
Nork side nlaFxesi z. IS a IA aad TIE n0on,
tAree-qaartrrs f1ii. wss stu bigh IA the w~st.
That VIII this and electric lights the road
ways an1 platforms were brightly ulnsni-
natsd A. the reporter stepped out from
under the passellger house De Was aware OF
one or $40 slient forms hittlag past hiIa
forms we're cats. But cats are everys mere,
and ths newspaper man thought nothing OF
IL When. however, he reached tie open
footwalk be was surprised 70 zee more dark
objects scattered at irregular intervals along
the gentis Incline thai led 20 the nrst
light or steps. These objects seemed
Tor the most part % prefer the side
Of the fooEway a. close % the railway
a. possibie bat ths,y made erratic excursions
- and fro Ia the moonlight as the passing
cable trains frightened them from one
side 70 thsother. The reporter b a strictly
temperate man, but be admits that be was a
triHs disturbed when, after rubbing his eyes
and winkiDg fsw times, bis vision still rep
resentel the bridge as peopled with silent,
earnest eats. powerful eats. eats that would
rot turn back for any trivial midnight way
the Sew York side OF the river
Turning 10 watch an unusually large Tom
which, With tail erect ard eyes OF green fire,
hal just passed. the reporter was somewhat
appalled, AZ finding he was followed by quite
a little pack-if that be the proper term for
such an aggregation-of cats. w.sh Their faces
turned toward Brooklyn. He had menif-stly
acted as a sort OF leader 10 the eastward
bound procession. Stepping CONSIDERABLY TO
one side. the pilgrim stool ino;ionleSs. The
big Tom looked neither TO the right nor left,
though one or two light minded tab
bies made audibly admirinS remarks.
but proceeded with dignity on his way.
After morlen,'s pause the pack" hurried
/ past with a patter OF velvety feet, and the
Tong. struggling procession went on and was
soon lost between tho perspective OF electric
| Iirhts
AT the pier was the policeman on duty,
isaninC against the railing. He was an old
acquaintance. The reporter entered into con-
veEsatiou, and after a few generalities re-
marked in casual way that it seemed TO be
a good night for eats
Yes was the reply, ~I've been here ever
since the bridge was opened, and / never saw
80 many. The moon makes a big difference.
/ When she 'fulis' about the II or Sd OF May it
sends EN- home in shoals"
-fIovs thatF
"Well, you see they don't seem to get their
| bearings OF dark night, or maybe they don't
show ~ 50 plain
Does this happen every moonlight night!'
BLESS you, nc-only just after the May
/ moving. You see most every family that
moves across the river has n cat and takes it
along and IL the moon fullS within a day or
two afterwards she gets her bearings and
/ lights out FOR the old home. Cats is mighty
/ queer. and IL shey can get their bearings
away they CO.
| "And you think all these cats are bound
FOR the places they came fromf
"Os course. Why last year moved from
/ Sixty-thsrd street in New York 20 place in
| brooklyn. and my old woman she must have
, the cat go too. told her It was no good
/ taking her, but you know how a woman is.
Wei, three nights after was on duty, and
VINO should come along hut our Old tab and her
| young kiEteni Wed left her one out of her
| litter. l spoke To her, but 'twant no good.
sho just lie out Ike sae'd never seen me be-
fcre. and next day went up TO Sixty third
street. and there she was, sure enough. kitten
and all. settled down with the family that had
moved into our cid quarters"
~lts no use trying TO stop 'eni. One year
the superintendent give orders to head EN- Oft
CT the entrances, bat they just everlastingly
! blocked the streets and roosted around in
corners and alleys FOR day or two. Some
how or another they slipped across, and
mako no doubt, most Of EN- turned ND in
gooI sime where they belonged. Oh, tell
you. cats IS queer critters
Il had 70 laugh over toward the Brooklyn
entrance an hour or two agor-and the DO
Iice-uaa shook inwardiy at tie remembrance.
There was an old Tom undertook to get
free ride or the cable he strayed
through the ruiiing somehow, a1d there
| was boz hove something at him
and scairt hin - be jumped up, ali four Iee,s
in the air. AMI came dosn on the outgoing
cabls. OF course be gFippei the first thing
he struck. and away he went. eight miles an
hour. He went over Eve or six pulleys be-
/ fore i seemed - strike him that ANYTHING
~-es wrong. and taen be let 20 and got
bounced e. He didn't seem TO be hurt
/ much. ard after resting a while he pulled
| himssf together and decided - 60 the rest
C toe way CA foot Good night 1 EXPECT
this thing VII keep up til daylight
CHAs L. NoRroy.
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